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Manufacturing R&D Initiative Lowers Costs and Boosts QualityManufacturing R&D. Initiative Lowers. Costs and Boosts. Quality. With inputs from industry experts, the initiative is successfully advancing cost-reducing solid-state lighting (SSL) production innovations. Launched in 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy's SSL Manufacturing R&D. Initiative engages producers in the drive.american pulverizerpany manufacturing quality reduction,Manufacturing quality today: Higher quality output, lower cost of .For example, a multinational industrial manufacturer that was at an early stage reduced its cost of nonquality—such as for warranty claims, waste, and rework—by about 30 percent. A midlevel biopharma facility reduced product deviations by more than 50 percent and waste by three-quarters, while also freeing more than 25.